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African-American Principals - School Leadership and Success (Hardcover)
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African-American Principals - School Leadership and Success (Hardcover)
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This groundbreaking study fills a significant gap in educational
research literature as it explores the problem of persistent and
pervasive underachievement by African-American students in the
public schools of the United States. Teacher quality, school
resources, socio-economic status of students, cultural relevance of
curriculum, and school leadership are a few of the factors that
contribute to achievement or the lack of it by these students.
Lomotey focuses on the impact of the African-American principal's
leadership, its effect on the academic achievement of
African-American students, and the day-to-day activities associated
with school leadership. An early chapter reviews relevant research
focusing on the connection between principal leadership and
academic achievement in general. The extracted recurring qualities
then form the basis for exploring whether African-American
principals in more successful African-American schools possess the
specific qualities suggested by the research. Lomotey finds that
three additional and important characteristics are shared by his
sample of principals: a deep commitment to the education of
African-American children; a strong compassion for and
understanding of both their students and the local community; and a
sincere confidence in the ability of all African-American children
to learn. The text is enhanced by two dozen tables that present the
information discussed. An early chapter details the study's
methodology with an overview and discussion of sampling and
measurement procedures. Useful to students of educational
administration, African American Principals: School Leadership and
Success will also be of value in courses focusing on urban studies,
school effectiveness, and school leadership. Black Studies programs
addressing African-American education in America will find this a
most necessary text. African-American educators--scholars and
practitioners--as well as parents, community leaders, and other lay
people will profit from the up-to-the-minute insights presented
here.
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